I7- 920 overclock?

[Sean2212]

I'm gonna upgrade eventually, but until then I want to get as much as possible out of my current CPU, its an I7- 920. I was curious to see if any one knows how good it is for overclocking.

[Guest]

I wouldn't do it, you'll need a really good cooler and those older motherboards apparently have reliability issues, so I don't think that messing with it is a good idea. 

[Sean2212]

I wouldn't do it, you'll need a really good cooler and those older motherboards apparently have reliability issues, so I don't think that messing with it is a good idea. 

I was just curious. working with what i got. Appreciate the advice.

[Guest]

I was just curious. working with what i got. Appreciate the advice.

When do you plan to upgrade?

[Sean2212]

When do you plan to upgrade?

It's gonna be some time, months maybe. It's all down to money now, gonna go with an I7- 4790K.

[Guest]

It's gonna be some time, months maybe. It's all down to money now, gonna go with an I7- 4790K.

Those will drop, I'd get a Z97 board now, though. They'll be really expensive when they are discontinued and hard to find.

[Sean2212]

Those will drop, I'd get a Z97 board now, though. They'll be really expensive when they are discontinued and hard to find.

That's my next planned purchase. Just have to wait for my next paycheck.

[Guest]

That's my next planned purchase. Just have to wait for my next paycheck.

It'll be a few months until they are hard to come across. I have a Z97 Krait for my HTPC and it's a great motherboard.

[Sean2212]

It'll be a few months until they are hard to come across. I have a Z97 Krait for my HTPC and it's a great motherboard.

Here's the full list for the whole new system:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/SeanBidwell/saved/rhs2FT

[salah2000]

Here's the full list for the whole new system:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/SeanBidwell/saved/rhs2FT

Good build but do u really need 32gb ram

[wolfsbane3083]

If it's a D0 stepping 920 and you have a decent board for it you should be able to get 3.6ghz out of it.

[salah2000]

Here's the full list for the whole new system:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/SeanBidwell/saved/rhs2FT

This is much better in my opinion.

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

[Sean2212]

If it's a D0 stepping 920 and you have a decent board for it you should be able to get 3.6ghz out of it.

It's honestly a crap stock dell board from an XPS 435t.

[Sean2212]

Good build but do u really need 32gb ram

The 32 GB was just a stand in for the ram I already have. I got a hand me down system that was partially built. It had 24 GB in it when I got it. Also, just to clarify the system I'm talking about here is this one:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/SeanBidwell/saved/cz9LrH

[DunePilot]

I'm gonna upgrade eventually, but until then I want to get as much as possible out of my current CPU, its an I7- 920. I was curious to see if any one knows how good it is for overclocking.

 

You can have an amazing system for about 100, just get a new cpu.... get an X5675. There is no point in upgrading to anything else really if you already have a LGA 1366 motherboard. Performance comparable to a stock 5820k for $100.

 

You could run two 980TI in SLI on there and be ok. Really no point in buying a new system.

[Sean2212]

You can have an amazing system for about 100, just get a new cpu.... get an X5675. There is no point in upgrading to anything else really if you already have a LGA 1366 motherboard. Performance comparable to a stock 5820k for $100.

 

You could run two 980TI in SLI on there and be ok. Really no point in buying a new system.

Current Motherboard doesn't support SLI. Also, I just want whole new system.

[salah2000]

Current Motherboard doesn't support SLI. Also, I just want whole new system.

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

Take out the ram and its even cheaper

^^^^^^^

[DunePilot]

Current Motherboard doesn't support SLI. Also, I just want whole new system.

 

Do you need SLI? Suite yourself but unless you upgrade to a 5960X you'll be getting little more than a sidegrade and slightly better single core performance (in the case of Skylake).

 

Here is video I made for an i7 960, a 920 should be basically the same. I just worked off nightshift when I made this video so I misstate info a couple of times but there is a lot of good info for you to learn some about the BIOS on these old boards.

 

[DXMember]

You can have an amazing system for about 100, just get a new cpu.... get an X5675. There is no point in upgrading to anything else really if you already have a LGA 1366 motherboard. Performance comparable to a stock 5820k for $100.

 

You could run two 980TI in SLI on there and be ok. Really no point in buying a new system.

Couldn't find a score for stock X5675 but here's an overclocked compared to stock 5820K

 

Intel Xeon X5675 - 4.312ghz  - Cinebench score 1004

Intel Core I7 5820K - 3.3ghz - Cinebench score 1000

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sxzGshuqVtFe_2zgRhN3gXCraR7d8p-NazJ6z0nsGGc/edit?pref=2&pli=1#gid=0

[TheGamingBarrel]

This is much better in my opinion.

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

Take out the ram and its even cheaper

^^^^^^^

You are linking a local list, not a perma link.

[salah2000]

You are linking a local list, not a perma link.

Lol idk what that means

[TheGamingBarrel]

Lol idk what that means

Read on PCPartPicker where it says Permalink, send that instead of http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

[DunePilot]

Couldn't find a score for stock X5675 but here's an overclocked compared to stock 5820K

 

Intel Xeon X5675 - 4.312ghz  - Cinebench score 1004

Intel Core I7 5820K - 3.3ghz - Cinebench score 1000

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sxzGshuqVtFe_2zgRhN3gXCraR7d8p-NazJ6z0nsGGc/edit?pref=2&pli=1#gid=0

Exactly... and in comparison here is a 4790k at 4.7 OC..... so my point is... the dude would be wasting his money.

$100 bucks on a used Xeon is the way to go in my humble opinion, spend the rest of the cash on the best GPU you can buy and a good AIO you could carry on to your next build in 2-3 years.

[salah2000]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BM2R23

[Guest]

The 32 GB was just a stand in for the ram I already have. I got a hand me down system that was partially built. It had 24 GB in it when I got it. Also, just to clarify the system I'm talking about here is this one:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/SeanBidwell/saved/cz9LrH

I would say keep the PSU, but I had one of those and returned it instantly because of how loud it was. The new build you made is flawless.